Pollard Lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Pollard Lake lies in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The country here is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. 41 km away sits 100 Mile House, the nearest town. 108 Mile Ranch follows at 49 km, then Cache Creek at 63 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Pollard Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Thompson-Nicola Regional District, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Pollard Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 15°C and January about -8°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Pollard Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Alberta Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Pollard Lake should be assumed from this page alone.